Ink pad



Feb. 16,1926. 1,573,481

A. L. COSTA INK PAD Filed Deo. 16 1924 ljatented Feb. lr6, i926. Y-

UNrrsn stares i 1,573,481 rATsN'r orifice.

ANTHONY L. COSTA, 0F EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T0 R. WOODMAN MFG. 6c SUPPLY CO. INC., OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSA- cHUsEfrTs.

INK PAD.

Application flied December 1e, 1924. serial No. 756,242.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ANTHONY L. COSTA, a citizen of the United States er" America, and a resident of East Boston, in the county of Suffolk, .in theState ot lilassachusetts, have invented rcertain new and userlil lmprovements "in Ink Pads, vot which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to inl pads and has for its object the production of a device ofthis character inwhlich the pad containing the ink maybe locked to a support and readily disconnected therefrom when it is desired to substitute a new pad tor one which has become useless.

These objects are attained by the mecha nism illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

For the purpose of lillustrating the invention, one preferred form thereol illustrated in the drawings, this 'form having been found to give satisfactory and reliable results although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which the invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and zthe invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described except as required by the scope of the appended claims.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a 'plan ot an ink pad embodying the principles of the present invention, the cover being shown open and in section.

Figure 2 represents an inverted plan of the saine, and

Figure 3 represents a vertical section of the same with the cover closed.

Similar characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the drawings, 10 is a base or support having hinged thereto a cover 11.

The upper face of the support 10 has projecting upwardly therefrom a plurality of back stops 12, the front walls of which are under cut as at 13.

The support 10 has formed therein near the front wall thereofthree slots 111, 15, and 16, and the front wall is provided with an opening 17 in the same plane with the central slot 15.

Through the slots 14, 15, and 16, extend ears 1S, 19 and 20, formed upon the lower edge of a member 21 extending longitudinally of the support 10 and parallel with the back stops 12.

Between these back stops 12 and. the member 21 is interposed a pad 22 lilled with suitable ink.

By means of this member 2l and the overhang of the back stops 12 the pad 22 may be locked in position until. it becomes useless when it may be removed quickly and another pad substituted therefor.

lf desired, a plurality ot pads may be kept on hand, each containing a different color oli ink, and one substituted for another desired.

rlhe support 10 is chambered out on its under side and has extending downwardly into said chamber the projecting lugs 2B between which and the ears 18, 2O are interposed the helical springs 2l, these springs serving to retain the member 21 in engagement with the front edge of' the pad 22.

The ear 19 extends through the slot 15 and then forwardly through the opening 17, the projecting outer end thereof being turned upwardly as at 25 to lorm a means whereby the member 2l may be moved out of engagement with the pad 22 when it is desired to remove said pad from the support 10.

The ear 19 coacting with the upper and lower edges of the opening 17 prevents-the member 21 from tilting and insuring its proper inclination when the pad 22 is removed.

The pad 22 is made with a stiiening bottom plate 2G, a pad of felt 27, and a covering of cloth 28.

The pad holder is so constructed as to be an ornament for any desk and may be used indefinitely by renewing the pad from time to time.

The device may be made cheaply and is easily operated.

It is believed that the operation and many advantages will be understood readily from the foregoing without further description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. ln an ink pad, a support; a cover therefor; a pad; lined stops formed on said support projecting over but disconnected from one edge of said pad; and an elongated strip movable toward and from said fixed stops and adapted to engage the opposite edge of said pad.

2. In an ink pad, a support; a cover therefor; a pad; registering stops on said support vadapted to project over the rear edge of said pad; a member movable horizontally on said support and adapted to engage the front edge of said pad; and springs for retaining said member in engagement with said pad.

3. In an ink pad, a support having slots inl its upper :ta-ce; a cover therefor; a pad; registering Vstops on said support for the rear edge of said pad; a member adapted to engage the front edge of said pad provided with ears extending through said slots; and springs interposed between said ears and projections on said support for retaining said member in engagement with said pad.

.In an ink pad, a support having three slots in its upper face and an opening in the front wall in the same plane with the central slot; a pad; fixed stops'on said support for the rear edge of said pad; a member adapted to engage the front edge of i y said pad and having ears projecting down- ,springs coacting with the other ears for retaining said member in engagement with said pad.

5. In an ink pad, a support having parallel slots in the top thereof; a cover therefor; 3 a pad; fixed stops formed on said support extending upwardly and forwardly and adapted to extend over the rear-edge of said pad; an elongated strip adapted to engage the vfront edge of said pad and having ears extending downwardly through said slots; and springs within said support and connected to saidV ears for moving said strip toward said ixed stops into engagement with the front edge of the pad. 4 Signed by vme at 746 Old SouthBldg., Boston, Mass., this 13th day of December, 1924.

ANTHONY L. oosTA. 

